Lebanon’s law criminalising contact with Israelis is facing renewed pressure as the country participates in US-mediated military discussions with Israel. The 1955 law provides penalties of three to 10 years of hard labour for prohibited contact. The debate intensified after a Lebanese lawyer filed a complaint concerning a reported phone...
Protests in Albania have widened from specific civic and student concerns into a broader movement challenging Prime Minister Edi Rama’s government. Demonstrators have cited high living costs, allegations of corruption, weak public services and limited opportunities. Students have also raised concerns about education costs and conditions...
Pakistan has suspended trade through the Taftan and Gabd-Rimdan crossings on its border with Iran, leaving freight trucks stranded on both sides, according to local business representatives. The Quetta Chamber of Commerce and Industry said about 2,000 trucks were affected. Passenger traffic continued at Gabd-Rimdan, according to Iranian media...
In Gaza City, residents reported a powerful rotten smell after aircraft dropped packets of foul-smelling liquid over populated areas in late...
Protests in Albania have widened from specific civic and student concerns into a broader movement challenging Prime Minister Edi Rama’...
A possible easing of US sanctions on some shadow-fleet tankers is unlikely to quickly relieve the global shipping crunch, according to analy...
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